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Affecting the atlantic ocean here. this is those three bodies of water, all of which have seen the storm surge really get stronger. right behind us here are barrier islands. some of them have gotten out. they are under mandatory evacuation orders. people cannot be forced from their homes. they are concerned people will not be able to get help once the storm starts. >> tom seder is tracking the
You need to go right now. if you're in an evacuation zone, leave. evacuations are in place across the state, more than 5.6 million floridians have been ordered to evacuate. you need to listen to local evacuation orders. if you live in an evacuation zone in southwest florida, you need to be on the road by noon or find the nearest shelter to avoid life-threatening weather. it's going to go faster than you are. these winds are coming. if you're in this area, and you're planning to leave and have not done so by noon, do not get on the road. if you're on the west coast trying to go north, i mean, y...
Need to go more than 5.6 millions have been ordered to evacuate. you need to listen to local evacuation order. you live in an it's going to be fast are than you are. these winds are coming. if you're in this area and plan to leave and have not done so by noon, do not get on the road. if you're trying to go north, you're going to have a hard time getting out. just remember this, once the storm starts, law enforcement cannot save you. i'm a dad and i'm a grandfather. i love my family more than anything. i cannot imagine life without them. do not put your life or your familiar lip's life at risk....
Get inland away from the storm surge. this is a powerful storm bigger than our state. it's going to impact both of our coasts. we all love our families. i don't want anybody to lose their life. >> when will it be too late to get out of the evacuation zones? >> when the storm -- when the winds start, you're going to have a very difficult time. by the way, when those winds start and we start getting the higher winds, nobody is going to be able to save you. so if you're in an evacuation zone, you need to get out now. i was just at the operations center, left fort myers an hour ago. i told the res...
Look, right now it appears, at least in southeast florida what i've seen the last couple days, that mobile mobilization, people are heeding those warnings. >> yeah, miami-dade county, i talked to the mayor a little while ago. they have issued a mandatory evacuation only for certain areas. do you think that evacuation order may be increased as this storm nears? >> that's the mayor's call to make. obviously a lot of this is predicated on both the timing of the storm and the fema maps that have been laid out. i certainly think if you are in an area where evacuations are what they call voluntary r...